Rationale: Exposure to respirable crystalline silica causes silicosis, a preventable,
progressive occupational lung disease. A more rigorous occupational health standard for …

Silicosis, a progressive fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of respirable crystalline
silica particles, remains an important and preventable occupational lung disease in the …

Background Silicosis, a form of pneumoconiosis, is a progressive occupational lung disease
caused by the inhalation, deposition, and retention of respirable dust containing crystalline …

Silicosis is a potentially fatal but preventable occupational lung disease caused by inhaling
respirable crystalline silica (silica)(1). Chronic silicosis, the most common form, occurs after …

Objective To describe state-based surveillance for silicosis that estimates prevalence of this
condition, describes characteristics of affected individuals, and targets public health …

s ilicosis is a fibrotic lung disease that results from exposure to crystalline silica. Rooted in
antiquity, silicosis had its highest human toll in the Industrial Age. It remains, however, a …

Background Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by exposure to respirable crystalline
silica. Historically, silicosis was common among miners and other professions in the 20th …

Discussion A statistically significant decline in silicosis death rates was observed during
2001–2010. However, silicosis deaths still occurred among persons aged 15–44 years. Of …

Silicosis may be defined as the disease resulting from chronic occupational exposure to
silica dust. Silica is primarily composed of quartz dust and has been classified since 2000 as …

Silicosis is the oldest know occupational pulmonary disease. It is a progressive disease and
any level of exposure to respirable crystalline silica particles or dust has the potential to …